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🌍 #Geopolitik verändert die #Wissenschaft - und verschiebt die Balance zwischen Offenheit und #Sicherheit. @stefwalter.bsky.social ( @ipz.bsky.social ) spricht an unserer Veranstaltung am 29. Mai. Jetzt anmelden 👉 scnat.ch/de/id/jdijk

Very much enjoyed the 'Information from Abroad' workshop at Aarhus University. Great to see so much cool research in the works.

Reminder that the deadline for nominations for the EPSS Best Book award 2026 is March 31, 2026! The EPSS Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of political science. 1/2

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Actual lede: OpenAI, Grok, & Google already comply!! ' #Anthropic – alongside #OpenAI, #Google and #Grok – was commissioned by the Pentagon … [War] Sec. Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum: Open its AI for use in a "classified setting", >>as the other companies have<< ' www.dw.com/en/ai-firm-a...

I'm really surprised by all these "nothing to see here" takes on the Supreme Court that celebrate the stability of American institutions in light of statement like JD Vance decrying the "lawlessness of the Court" (and all the rest that's happening in the US).

Hard to overstate how certain we can be that this is, in fact, going to end badly. @robinwigglesworth.ft.com on the gutting of the SEC. www.ft.com/content/b5d9...

Wichtiges Argument von Stefanie Walter (@stefwalter.bsky.social) in der NZZ: Nachgiebigkeit der EU gegenüber Trump hat auch interne Kosten und spielt EU-skeptischen Kräften in die Hände.

🚨🚨Given current situation and with the sharply deteriorating situation in #trumpland, I think it is unwise, imprudent and just a very bad idea for the EU to go ahead with plans to grant #US border authorities unprecedented access to Europeans’ data. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

Was mich am meisten gefreut hat kommt ganz zum Schluss: ich wurde auf Anregung einer meiner Studierenden eingeladen. 🙏

Warum kooperieren Staaten miteinander, was braucht es dafür und mit welchen Herausforderungen stehen Staaten gegenüber wenn sie mit Nicht-Kooperation konfrontiert sind? Habe diese Diskussion mit Marlen Oehler vom @nzz.ch Podcast #Geopolitik sehr genossen.

The dilemmas for the UK created by a rupturing world - good read, applies equally to Switzerland.

New Special Issue in @the-peio.bsky.social: Public Opinion and International Organizations. In the SI intro, we map the field, place the SI papers & identify ways forward: rdcu.be/eXt2R with @jonastallberg.bsky.social, 🙏 @adreher.bsky.social, reviewers & SI authors #Polisky #InternationalRelations

MOST INTERESTING *German business lobby* says retaliatory tariffs, ACI + cancelling Turnberry "plausible" From BDI: "It is understandable EP is now postponing vote on US trade agreement. We also consider considerations re retaliatory tariffs or the use of ACI to be plausible at this stage"

Good timing for this @kiel.institute study on who is actually paying for Trump's tariffs (short answer: not the exporters):

The world is crazy today, so I am glad that at least we found the sun.

This is the key point.

The accommodation dilemma in action.

We’re organizing a workshop at Aarhus University. Please share and consider submitting! 🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized 🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)

Great way to kick off this year‘s #SPSA conference in Zurich: a keynote by the great @catherinedevries.bsky.social. Thanks also to @jbslapin.bsky.social for running the conference and the fantastic @ipz.bsky.social admin team for an excellent organization.

A few quick thoughts about this morning's decision. Don't believe the spin from various Russians & others: it's a big deal. The EU has now unambiguously demonstrated that it is able and willing to provide the external financial support Ukraine needs, for as long and as much as it takes. (1/N)

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t... and these are our closest allies!

Good summary of what I found a really scary read.

🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨 We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social Any questions, please reach out to me 📣 Please share! 📣 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Absolutely. This episode by @goodauth.bsky.social is also great for teaching one of the pieces: podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/g...

Very excited about this @iojournal.bsky.social special issue on the future of global governance and world order – many (short) thoughtful pieces, perfect for teaching! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Wie ist der "Zoll-Deal" zwischen Schweiz und USA zu bewerten? Die kontroverse Diskussion gestern mit Thomas Borer, Franz Grüter und @matteameyer.bsky.social, geleitet von Barbara Lüthi hat Spass gemacht.

🙏 A huge thank you to the conference organisers and section chairs, whose dedication and hard work make this possible. Thank you to everyone in the political science community for this tremendous show of support. ✨ 2/

I have never understood the embrace of „Gold Open Access“ as a great strategy forward, rather than pushing journals to accepts Green OA as the norm.

🔝 EPSS received 2,514 paper submissions, authored and co-authored by 3,572 researchers from across the community. Selecting from such a wealth of work won’t be easy, but it promises an great conference ahead. 1/

Totally flashed and happy about the tremendous show of confidence in and support for @epssnet.bsky.social! ✨ It feels great to build something that is truly valued by the community. Thanks to the amazing EPSS team and everyone involved in making this conference a huge success. See you in Belfast!

🇪🇺🤝🇨🇭 Switzerland is officially in the European research game. Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme. Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech. Here’s why it matters ↓ link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw

Quite a graph in the FT…

Deadline for application to @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 conference is this Friday 7th of November. There's been an amazing response to the call for papers so far, we hope for even more great proposals this week. Here is the call for papers: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Deadline for EPSS 2026 is this Friday!

🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨 Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

🗓️🗓️🗓️ EPSS Deadline is this week: Submit your proposal by November 7

Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)! epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

▶️ Political Economy 👉🏽 Section chairs: Jane Gingrich & Thomas Sattler 📢 Our section welcomes submissions examining how economic & political processes, policies and outcomes influence each other. We welcome studies from both comparative (CPE) or international (IPE) political economy >>> 4/

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... This we’’ll feature the last two sections today: 🔝 This week: Comparative Politics of Development & Political Representation 🧵

I submitted an abstract for @epssnet.bsky.social 2026. I wasn't a regular at EPSA but I admire what @stefwalter.bsky.social and others are doing to build EPSS into a great new org for political science. Let's support them. See you in Belfast!

Looking forward to seeing Lisa and many of you in Belfast!

Very proud of our @ipz.bsky.social students who celebrated their graduation tonight. Congratulations to all, especially our prize winners! The prizes for best dissertation go to @reidingerve.bsky.social and @indubioproreto.bsky.social - Congrats! 🎉🥂🍾

The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025. epssnet.org/belfast-2026/ @rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!

Excellent and exciting news for UZH!

1/ New rare earth restrictions mark escalation in China’s weaponization of interdependence — adopting US extraterritorial permission structures. This is not just an export ban but regulated how global firms use Chinese equipment and material. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Submit your papers here: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Submit your papers here: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

🚨 New(ish) Publication Alert! Delighted to see my article Credit Claiming in the EU @thejop.bsky.social I explore a classic question for accountability in Europe: when and why do govs claim credit for the work of the EU and shift blame onto Brussels to avoid responsibility? doi.org/10.1086/732970